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FOR KIDS: Magnets that kill cancer
Researchers devise a way to use magnets to make cells self-destruct
Web edition: December 12, 2012
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Magnets can be used to move types of metal from a distance. Scientists recently developed a technology that uses magnets to trigger a cell’s demise.
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Magnets hold things to our refrigerators, and inside compasses they help us find our way. Now researchers have found a way to use magnets like a remote control to turn on cell-killing, metal beads. The technology may point to new treatments for diseases such as cancer.
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R. Ehrenberg. Cancer cells executed by magnet. Science News, Vol. 182, October 9, 2012, p. 8. Available online: [Go to]
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